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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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