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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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