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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important 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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