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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes 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 online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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