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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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