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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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