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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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