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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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