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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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