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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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