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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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