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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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