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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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