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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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