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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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