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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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