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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes 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 MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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