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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches 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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