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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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