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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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