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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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