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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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