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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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