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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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