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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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