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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always 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 elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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