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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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