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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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