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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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