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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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