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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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