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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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