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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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