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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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