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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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