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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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