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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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