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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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