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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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