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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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