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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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