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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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