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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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