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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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