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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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