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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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