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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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