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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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