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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the 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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