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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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