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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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