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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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