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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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