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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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