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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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