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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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