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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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