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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates 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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