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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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