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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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