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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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