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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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