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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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