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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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