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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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