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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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