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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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