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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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