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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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