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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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