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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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