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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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