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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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