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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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