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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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