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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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