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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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