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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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