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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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