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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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