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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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