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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major 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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