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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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