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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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