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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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