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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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