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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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