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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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