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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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