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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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