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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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