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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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