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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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