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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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