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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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