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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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