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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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