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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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