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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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