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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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