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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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