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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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