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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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