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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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