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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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