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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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