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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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