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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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