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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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