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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 (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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