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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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