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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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