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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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