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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major 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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