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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates 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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