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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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