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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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