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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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