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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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