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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important 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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