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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors 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 teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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