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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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