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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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