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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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