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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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