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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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