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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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