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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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