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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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