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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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