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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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