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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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