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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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