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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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