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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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