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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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