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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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