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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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