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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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