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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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