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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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