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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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