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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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