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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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