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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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