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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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