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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers 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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