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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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