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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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