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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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