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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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