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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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