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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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