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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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