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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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