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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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