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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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