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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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