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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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