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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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