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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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