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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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