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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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