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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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