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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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