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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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