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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations 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 we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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