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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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