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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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