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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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