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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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