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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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