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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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