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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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