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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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