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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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