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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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