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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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