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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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