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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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