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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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