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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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