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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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