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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates 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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