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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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