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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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