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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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