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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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