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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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