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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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