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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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