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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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