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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the 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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