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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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