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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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