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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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