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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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