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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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