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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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