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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take 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. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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