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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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