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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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