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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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