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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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