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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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