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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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