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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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