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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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