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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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