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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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