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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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