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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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