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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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