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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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