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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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