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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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