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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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