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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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