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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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