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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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