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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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