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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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