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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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