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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores 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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