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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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