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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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