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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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