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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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