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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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