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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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