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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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