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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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