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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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