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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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