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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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