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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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