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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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