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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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