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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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