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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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