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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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