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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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