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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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