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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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