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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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