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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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