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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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