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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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