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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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