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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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