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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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