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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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