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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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