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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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