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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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