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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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