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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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