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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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