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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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