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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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