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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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