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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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