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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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