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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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