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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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