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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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