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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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