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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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