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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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