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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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