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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What 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 institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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