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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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