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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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