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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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