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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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