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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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