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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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