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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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