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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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