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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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