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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates 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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