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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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