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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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