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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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