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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes 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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