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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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