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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. 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 MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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