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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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