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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies 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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