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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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