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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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