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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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