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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these open education ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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