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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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