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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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