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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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