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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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