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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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