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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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