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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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