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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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