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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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