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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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