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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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