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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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