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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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