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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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