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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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