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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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