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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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