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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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