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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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