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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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