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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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