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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 several topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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