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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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