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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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