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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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