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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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