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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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