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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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