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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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