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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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