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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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