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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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