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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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