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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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