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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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