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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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