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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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