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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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