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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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