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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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