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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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