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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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