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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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