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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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