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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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