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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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