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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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