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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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