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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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