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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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