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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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