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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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