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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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