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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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