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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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