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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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