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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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