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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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