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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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