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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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