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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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