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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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