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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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