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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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