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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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