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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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