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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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