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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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