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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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