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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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