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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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