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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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