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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. 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 but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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