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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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