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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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