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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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