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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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