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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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