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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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