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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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