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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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