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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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