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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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