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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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