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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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