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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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