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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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