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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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