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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure 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 classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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