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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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