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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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