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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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