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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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