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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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