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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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