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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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