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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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