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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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