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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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