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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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