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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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