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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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