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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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