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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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