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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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