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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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