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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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