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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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