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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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