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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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