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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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