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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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