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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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