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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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