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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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