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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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