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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always 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 online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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