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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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