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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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