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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models 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 we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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