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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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