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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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