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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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