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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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