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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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