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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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