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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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