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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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