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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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