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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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