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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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