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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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