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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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