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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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