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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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