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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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