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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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