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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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