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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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