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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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