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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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