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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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