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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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