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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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