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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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