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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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