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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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