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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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