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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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