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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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