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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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