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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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