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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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