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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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