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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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