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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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