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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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