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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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