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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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