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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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