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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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