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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important 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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