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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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