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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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