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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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