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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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