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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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