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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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