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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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