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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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