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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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