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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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