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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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