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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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