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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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