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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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