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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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