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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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