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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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