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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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