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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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