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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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