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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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