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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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