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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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