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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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