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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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