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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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