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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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