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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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