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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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