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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the 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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