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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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