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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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