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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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