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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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