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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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