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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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