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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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