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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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