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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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