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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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