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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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