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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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