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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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