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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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