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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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