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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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