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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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