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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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