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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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