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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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