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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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