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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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