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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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