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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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