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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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