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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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