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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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